Congratulations to Richard.
A decent guy who is always approachable to chat with.
As you say Chunky,promotion within the club and thats always good as no need to start from scratch.
Now...who fills Richards position?

I am confident that Middlesex are in safe hands with Richard Goatley as chief executive thanks to the knowledge of the club which he has acquired not only in his previous role, but also when he was merely a member. Congratulations to him.

I agree with above post - it's great to have a proper Middlesex man in charge but promoting from within has the danger of no fresh ideas etc, Of course, it depends who now comes in as Richard'd replacement.

I have always found him approachable, genuinely prepared to listen and a big enthusiast for Middlesex cricket.

I certainly wish him well and will do what I can to support him (which may not be much in practice but there you go).

I know that some supporters (or least MTWD posters) have lost a degree of trust with people from within the club (mainly due to the issue of how members are treated at Lord's), so hopefully these sessions will provide a means for that trust to be restored.

Member Liaison persons are still there pantherlike, though the duties have changed somewhat. We now field suggestions from members, and pass them on to the hierarchy, either by word of mouth or email.Plus other odd jobs.

Some success can already be reported with the opening of the bar in the top of the Allen Stand to cover gaps with the loss of the downstairs Middlesex Room and followed up on the walkway in front of the Warner Stand, to gain access to the temporary Middlesex Room in the President's Box in the Grandstand.

Other MTWD stalwarts have also assisted in these matters.

And congrats to Richard Goatley on his appointment as CEO. Best man to follow in Vinny's footsteps and as others have said approachable and a solid Middlesex person promoted from within and knows the ropes around the parish.

His old job, described at the forum as Chief Operating Officer by Ian Lovett, presumably now requires to be filled.

Well,i think this question time idea will go down well.
Some good points raised, agree with Chunky re Chris Rogers.
Possibly slim down the membership categories as well.
RG has got a lot to do.I like this change with Q and A sessions,a start in bringing the club a little closer to the membership.

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